Peanuts

During the boreal fall months, climatological precipitation decreases across the Plains, and increases over the Northwest, while the transitional month of October is generally a drier time of year for much of the Nation. Above normal temperatures are favored to

Summary Temperatures were cooler than average for much of the contiguous U.S. this week, including 4-8 degrees F below average across a large part of the Plains and Midwest this past week. Only Washington and Oregon saw temperatures more than

In response to a request from Jacqueline McCloud, Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) acting State Executive Director in Alabama, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 11 counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused

Average retail prices for all but one of the eight major fertilizers were lower the second week of August 2017 compared to a month earlier, according to fertilizer retailers surveyed by DTN. The average price of 10-34-0 was $440 per

By John Damicone, Oklahoma State University Extension Plant Pathologist 🕔Aug 16, 2017

Peanut acreage is up this year and the crop is looking good with few disease problems thus far except for early leaf spot (Figure 1). Recent rains and relatively cool temperatures in southwestern OK peanut production areas have resulted in

Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue launched his “Back to Our Roots” farm bill tour at the Wisconsin State Fair on August 3, 2017. At the same time, members of Congress were back in their home states and districts holding listening

The Alabama Peanut IPM program conducts routine pest monitoring using sticky wing traps from various locations statewide. Based on trap catches from May to August 2017, it is evident that the above-normal rains in June and July disrupted moth activity

The following prices are effective from 08/16/17 at 12:01 am Eastern Time until midnight Tuesday 08/22/17. The next announcement is scheduled for 08/22/17 at 3:00 pm Eastern Time. * $424.32 per ton for Runner peanuts * $413.60 per ton for

Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending August 13, 2017. Extension Comments Robert Hawk – Swain County Extension Jackson and Swain had normal rainfall for the period of .75″ – 1.00″ for the period with warm days and nights.

Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending August 13, 2017. County Comments Thomas Atkinson, Madison County All of our row crops appear to be above average to date. Unless we have an early frost, we should be in great